Power management scheme for portable data collection devices utilizing location and position sensors

• Main Authors: HINSON DOUGLAS M, SAUERWEIN JAMES T
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 31.05.2016
• Subjects: CALCULATING; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; PHYSICS; TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A data collection device (DCD) is placed in a first low power mode after the DCD has been in a first predetermined position, and placed in a second low power mode after a first predetermined period of time. In another embodiment the DCD includes a wireless telephone, and a proximity sensor which det...